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Charles Peterson wrote:

Dear AskACatholic team,

I have some questions about praying to Mary and the saints. I am a Catholic and I was recently asked if praying to Mary and the saints means they're omnipresent: like God Himself.

This person said praying to them is asking them instead of God and they can't help me: only God can. They went on to say praying to them is sinful and does not work. I highly doubt this is true, but:

  • Can you give me something to say back to this individual?

My grandmother gave me this prayer to St. Anthony to do well on tests and I believe it has worked but:

  • How do I know whether this is sinful or not?

Please respond back and thank-you very much.

This has really been bugging me.

Sincerely,

Chuck

  { How do I defend our praying to Mary and the saints and why do other Christians pick on us? }

Mary Ann replied:

Chuck —

God is omnipresent, and they (Mary and the saints) are in God.

God grants them the grace of hearing our prayers, and of interceding for us with their own merits, and God answers their prayers.

Mary Ann

Chuck replied:

Mary Ann,

Thank you very much.

I also have two other questions:

  • Why are Catholics so commonly picked on by other Christian religions?
  • What did we do and why are we always told we're wrong?

Chuck

Mary Ann replied:

Chuck,

I think it is a symptom of rebellion against authority, which is how Protestantism began.

There is just something about a moral and doctrinal authority that irks people, especially people who want to (think and do) as they please.

Mary Ann

Paul replied:

Hi, Chuck —

We see this rebellion against God's authority from the very beginning, in the taking of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in Eden. (Genesis 2) The devil was present then and is still present in anti-Catholic attacks.

It is very sad that Protestants still do not eat the Fruit of the Tree of Life offered by God, which we now know is the Holy Eucharist.

Paul

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